JVC KD-G507: MP3 OPERATIONS

MP3 OPERATIONS

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Refer also to “CD OPERATIONS” on pages

The display changes to show the following:

11 to 14.

Current source indication

Playing an MP3 disc

1

Open the control panel.

CD indicator

Note on One-Touch Operation:

Total folder

Total file

When a disc is already in the loading slot,

number

number

pressing CD CD-CH turns on the unit and starts

playback automatically.

2

Insert an MP3 disc into the loading

slot.

The unit turns on,

MP3 indicator

draws the disc and

starts playback

Ex.: When the disc contains 19 folders

automatically.

and 144 MP3 files

Notes:

• MP3 discs require a longer readout time.

3

Close the control panel by hand.

(It differs due to the complexity of the folder/file

configuration.)

• When playback starts, folder and file names (or ID3

tags) will automatically appears. (See also page 17.)

• If you change the source or turn the power off, disc

playback stops (without ejecting the disc).

Next time you select the CD player as the source or

All files will be played repeatedly until you

turn the power on, disc play starts from where

stop playback.

playback has been stopped previously.

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To stop play and eject the disc

Notes:

• The display shows up to 8 characters at a time and

Press 0.

scrolls if there are more than 8 characters.

Playback stops and the control panel flips down.

See also “To select the scroll mode—SCROLL” on

The disc automatically ejects from the loading slot.

page 23.

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• When folder or file name is shown, current folder

To change the display information

number or the Tr indicator and current file number

While playing back an MP3 file, you can change

also appear on the right side of the display.

the MP3 disc information shown on the display.

Press DISP (display) repeatedly.

Each time you press the button,

Locating a file or a particular

the display changes to show the

following:

portion on a disc

• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG ON”

To fast-forward or reverse the file

(initial setting: see page 24)

Press and hold ¢ while

playing a disc, to fast-forward

the file.

Album name / performer

(folder name*)

Press and hold 4 while playing a disc, to

(TAG lights up on the display)

reverse the file.

Track title (file name*)

Note:

(TAG lights up on the display)

During this operation, you can only hear intermittent

sounds. (The elapsed playing time also changes

Elapsed playing time and

intermittently on the display.)

Current file number

Clock and

To skip to the next or previous files

Current file number

Press ¢ briefly while

playing, to skip ahead to the

* If an MP3 file does not have ID3 tags, folder

beginning of the next file.

name and file name appear. In this case, the

Each time you press the button

TAG indicator will not light up on the display.

consecutively, the beginning of

the next files is located and

• When “TAG DISP” is set to “TAG OFF”

played back.

Press 4 briefly, while playing, to skip back

to the beginning of the current file.

Folder name

Each time you press the button consecutively,

( lights up on the display)

the beginning of the previous files is located and

played back.

File name

( lights up on the display)

Elapsed playing time and

Current file number

Clock and

Current file number

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To go to a particular file quickly within the

To go to a particular folder directly

current folder (+10 and –10 buttons)

IMPORTANT:

1 Press MODE to enter the functions mode

To directly select the folders using the number

while playing a disc.

button(s), it is required that folders are

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assigned 2 digit numbers at the beginning of

their folder names. (This can only be done

during the recording of CD-Rs or CD-RWs.)

Ex.: If folder name is “01 ABC”

= Press 1 to go to Folder 01 ABC.

2 Press +10 or –10.

If folder name is “1 ABC,” pressing 1

does not work.

To skip 10 files* forwards to

If folder name is “12 ABC”

the last file

= Press and hold 6 (12) to go to Folder

To skip 10 files* backwards to

12 ABC.

the first file

Press the number button corresponding to the

* First time you press +10 or –10 button, the

folder number to start playing the first file in the

file skips to the nearest higher or lower file

selected folder.

with a file number of multiple ten (ex. 10th,

20th, 30th).

Then each time you press the button, you can

skip 10 files (see “How to use the +10 and

–10 buttons” below).

• After the last file, the first file will be selected,

and vice versa.

• To select a folder number from 01 – 06:

Press 1 (7) – 6 (12) briefly.

• To select a folder number from 07 – 12:

How to use the +10 and –10 buttons

Press and hold 1 (7) – 6 (12) for more than one

• Ex. 1: To select file number 32 while playing

second.

file number 6

Notes:

• If indicator flashes on the display after you have

selected a folder, it means that the folder does not

contain any MP3 files.

(Three times) (Twice)

• You cannot directly select a folder with a number

File 6 \ 10 \ 20 \ 30 \ 31 \ 32

greater than 12.

• Ex. 2 : To select file number 8 while playing

To select a particular file in a folder, press

file number 36

¢ or 4 after selecting the folder.

(Three times) (Twice)

File 36 \ 30 \ 20 \ 10 \ 9 \ 8

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To skip to the next or previous folder

Active

Mode

Plays at random

indicator

Press 5 (up) while playing an MP3

FLDR RND RND and All files of the

disc to skip to the next folder.

indicators current folder, then

Each time you press the button

light up. files of the next

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consecutively, the next folder is

folder and so on.

located (and the first file in the

folder starts playing, if recorded).

DISC RND RND and All files on the disc.

indicators

Press ∞ (down) while playing an MP3 disc to

light up.

skip back to the previous folder.

Each time you press the button consecutively,

the previous folder is located (and the first file in

the folder starts playing, if recorded).

To play back files repeatedly

(Track Repeat/Folder Repeat Play)

Note:

You can play back the current file or all the files

If the folder does not contain any MP3 files, it is

in the current folder repeatedly.

skipped.

1 Press MODE to enter the

functions mode while playing an

MP3 disc.

Selecting MP3 playback modes

2 Press RPT (repeat), while

To play back files at random

“MODE” is still flashing on the

(Folder Random/Disc Random Play)

display, so that “TRK RPT” or

“FLDR RPT” appears on the

You can play back all files of the current folder or

display.

all files on the MP3 disc at random.

Each time you press the button,

1 Press MODE to enter the

the repeat play mode changes

functions mode while playing an

as follows:

MP3 disc.

TRK RPT FLDR RPT

2 Press RND (random), while

“MODE” is still flashing on the

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display, so that “FLDR RND” or

“DISC RND” appears on the

display.

Each time you press the button,

the random play mode changes

as follows:

RPT indicator

Ex.: When you select “TRK RPT”

DISC RNDFLDR RND

Active

Mode

Plays repeatedly

Canceled

indicator

TRK RPT RPT indicator The current (or

lights up. specified) file.

FLDR RPT and RPT All files of the

indicators current (or

RND and (folder) indicators

light up. specified) folder.

Ex.: When you select “FLDR RND”

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